It’s been 105 days since South Melbourne’s notoriously accident-prone Montague Street Bridge claimed the scalp of a truck, with the city’s roads quiet because of lockdown. But the counter on the How Many Days Since the Montague Street Bridge Has Been Hit website has been reset to zero.
This morning, a truck struck the bridge, which has a notoriously low clearance of three metres but is well signposted after more than 90 years of carnage. Stuck in the right, city-bound lane, it caused delays from around 8am.
Montague St , South Melbourne - lanes closed inbound, Right lane closed in both directions at the… https://t.co/hcSEvEOKz3 #victraffic
— VicTraffic (@VicTraffic) October 25, 2021
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SIGN UPAt the time of publishing, the update from Vic Traffic is: “this incident is no longer current.”
Nonetheless, the admin of the bridge’s dedicated Twitter page (it has a dedicated Twitter page) had some wise words to share:
I made a promise to take all the hits from jerks in large vehicles if you all got vaccinated
— Montague St Bridge (@MontagueStBridg) October 25, 2021
You all got vaccinated
This jerk came along
You're welcome!
📸 @KateMcG6 pic.twitter.com/wkPG5tAobU
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Additional reporting by Jo Robin.